One hundred and fourteen years after its introduction, the 1911 pistol endures. Indeed, it is more popular than ever. Is it nostalgia? For some of us it is. A military surplus .45 my dad gave me for Christmas in 1960 was my first 1911 pistol, and Iâve been shooting them ever since. Go ahead, say âBoomer.â Say âOld Fart.â Itâs ...
Editorâs Note: The scope discussed in this article was provided to the author by Burris Optics for inclusion here. I hadnât meant to test a scope that day. Checking zero from prone in a pasture on the eve of deer season, Iâd punched center at 200 yards. For a final poke at 300, I grabbed a fresh target and trotted ...
A shooting during morning mass at a Minneapolis Catholic school left multiple victims and ended with the gunman dead from a self-inflicted wound. There is no ongoing threat, according to officials. MINNEAPOLIS, MN (3-minute read) â A terrifying scene unfolded Wednesday morning at Annunciation Catholic School in south Minneapolis, when a shooting occurred during the morning drop-off, just as students ...
The Jeep is an enduring American icon. From 1941 through 1945, U.S. industry produced more than 600,000 of the standardized design of the âU.S. Army truck, 1â4âton, 4Ă4, command reconnaissance (Willys MB and Ford GPW). The incredible go-anywhere, do-anything light trucks served around the world with U.S. and Allied forces, and forever changed the expectations of what a military vehicle could ...
Over 250 firearms were surrendered in a recent New Mexico buyback event, but critics question the effectiveness of such programs in reducing actual crime. Rather than allowing legal owners or collectors to purchase these firearms, theyâre being cut up and turned into garden tools. LISTEN TO THIS ARTICLE ALBUQUERQUE, NM (2-minute read) â More than 250 firearms have been voluntarily ...
It started the way most range days do â early morning, a packed range bag, and a mental list of drills to work through. But this day was different. I was getting hands-on time with something new and unique: the Springfield Armory Kuna. For those of you not familiar with it, the Kuna is a compact and capable personal defense ...
An attempted ATV theft turned violent in Shelley, Idaho, leaving a homeowner injured and the suspect dead after a shootout with law enforcement. The East Idaho Critical Incident Team is actively investigating the case, with Pocatello Police taking the lead. LISTEN TO THIS ARTICLE SHELLEY, ID (2-minute read) â An attempted ATV theft late Monday night in Shelley, Idaho, escalated ...
How can you make one of the all-time coolest guns in history even cooler? By adding a suppressor, obviously! Now, you might be saying, Jeremy I rarely see suppressors on the M1A; why is that? I am glad you asked! In this article and video above Iâll be going over how exactly we accomplished this task, some benefits and some ...
